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———— Cool Social Tools Industry InsiderStartups and tech vendors are welcome to contact me at maddie[at]socialfish[dot]org to submit guest posts about their platforms – SocialFish readers love to read about new tools and apps! MORE
But what about industry data? There are many sources to pull from when looking for industry data, including primary research firms like Gartner and Forrester, as well as boutique firms that focus on the professional services market, such as PSVillage and SPI Research. Free Professional Services Industry reports available on Tenrox.com: SPI Research 2015 Professional Services Maturity™ Benchmark. MORE
———— If you run a trade association event or series of events, there’s a good chance that a portion of your event success is dependent on the success of your industry. Is my industry viewed as high-risk or “safe” for investors? MORE
Blackbaud Europe has released the 2009 State of the Not-For-Profit Industry survey. Blackbaud teamed up with The Resource Alliance for the second year in a row to produce this pan-European benchmarking study. The results were unveiled at the International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands MORE
TechSoup is arguably best known for its technology donation programs. Starting from a basement full of boxes and growing to serve every country on the planet , TechSoup has partnered with leading technology companies for decades to increase nonprofit.( read more ). MORE
Each year, the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the nonprofit industry's signature technology event, and 2019 will be no different. Think of it as an “events hackathon” for the association industry. AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference. It's finally here! MORE
Yet how we think, how we work and what we produce as an advertising industry has changed remarkably little. This talk at the ICA in Toronto is a (hopefully practical) call for the industry to reclaim its progressive, and truly radical, roots.” MORE
Does that seem like a lot less industry people (non-association execs) to you this year? Just saw this infographic posted on Associations Now: Congrats to ASAE on attracting the highest number of association execs in 5 years – that’s great! MORE
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet). MORE
Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Creative industries - Birmingham 'Twitter-ers' raise £1,500 for charity: "“Twitterers” from Birmingham’s business and social networking communities joined with cities around the world to host a charity event for members of the increasingly popular micro-blogging service, Twitter.BrumTwestival, held at Poppyred in the Arcadian Centre, saw over 150 local. MORE
Nonprofit Industry News Article Detail | Sage Nonprofit Solutions : Not having cash on hand may no longer be an excuse to turn down Girl Scout cookie sellers, as many troops are now using nonprofit technology that enables participants to accept debit and credit cards. MORE
As Nick points out, one of the industry-shaking implications is that the capital barrier to competing in the software field is beginning to change. MORE
We all know the stories of Superman, Catwoman, and even the Incredibles, but have you ever seen a superhero film about the shipping industry? MORE
To keep up with your ever-changing industry, you have to move beyond the traditional “business leader” position and adopt the role of “industry advocate.”. You’ll earn the respect and appreciation of others in your industry. What Is an Industry Advocate? MORE
Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2014: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Tanveer writes timely, thought-provoking blog posts about leadership at least weekly. Each post is well worth the read. MORE
They’re aware of industry norms, because they’ll be getting fundraising communications from other nonprofits running annual giving campaigns, and they expect you to be on the same page. MORE
The State of the Nonprofit Industry report shows that online giving through the website or email marketing was small but growing. Fundraising fundraising Online Fundraising SONI MORE
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. MORE
It’s important that your independent school staff stay up-to-date on recent trends, industry best practices, and knowledge in order to remain ahead of the competition in maintaining high enrollment and retention numbers. MORE
The post The Times They Are A-Changin’: Adapting to a Shifting Industry appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. My staff and I recently noticed a shift in our SEO statistics and started looking at what our data analytics showed for our blog in 2017. The data showed that 49 percent of our readers are ages 18-34. This was a surprise to us. For years, our audience fell in the 45-54 age group. Now, as we learned, our audience is younger than it’s ever been, and we’ve been adapting. MORE
Main | Online Organizing: Social Network Study of Race and Use Clusters of Myspace or Facebook based on Incoming Class at Northwestern » November 27, 2007 Sway opinion within an industry: Blog This seems like a really interesting result of sitting on an industry and cranking out solid content over time. Link: Industry blog making an impact on WGA strike | Planting Liberally. Link: Industry blog making an impact on WGA strike | Planting Liberally. MORE
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet). MORE
Each of these five organizations exemplifies different ways to make industry best practices and technology tools work in a way that resonates with their supporter base. MORE
As the for-profit prison industry has increasingly relied on immigration enforcement and detention to drive their profits, Grassroots Leadership has responded by increasing our scrutiny of for-profit immigrant detention and its impact on families and communities. MORE
Then we took the answers, identified trends, wrote up the "Heartbeat of the Industry" report and made a YouTube video (because it's 2012 and that's what you do right?). Author: Cheryl Black. MORE
The 2012 State of the Nonprofit Industry report shows that globally nonprofits believe their successful with multiple engagement over a period of time results is greater results. Fundraising Retention global trends Multichannel Fundraising Research nonprofit research MORE
When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience. MORE
My presentations: " Social Networking For Hospitals " or " Volunteer Recruitment Online ") The challenges I list below are not completely unique to the healthcare industry, but from talking with conference organizers and hearing questions from attendees it’s obvious the healthcare industry at large has a ways to go before they are fully able to embrace social media I was recently invited to speak at AHP in Canada. The event was held in beautiful Montreal at the Le Centre Sheraton. MORE
Now, we’ve got another client to tell you about – Kay with Columbia Industries in the state of Washington! A while ago, we introduced you to Brenda at Kent-Sussex in Delaware so she could tell you her story. She’s the … Continue reading → MORE
If the financial services industry is to keep up, it needs to: embrace and acquiesce to the new customer mindset. Digital is Turning the Industry on its Head. I come from the financial industry. This is, by far, the most onerous hurdle for one of the oldest regulated industries. MORE
Take a gander at what industry professionals are saying about your donors: baby boomers, generations x and y, and the matures. You may have heard that Blackbaud recently released a generational giving study and associated infographic that covers the Next Generation of American Giving! Maybe you’ve seen it, shared it with your network of peers, discussed the findings, or pondered over what the study means for the future of your organization’s fundraising. MORE
Does your association operate in a regulated industry? Can a bank be a social business? The answer is yes. Hear how TD Bank does it in this great BlogWell video. Some good notes from the session are below, but there’s a ton more great information in the video. Must watch. MORE
This is Seth Godin at his disruptive best – speaking at last year’s NextGen:Charity conference on the topic of “Embracing Risk & Failure in Philanthropy” Most charities are part of the charity industrial complex , he says. MORE
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet). MORE
Industry Insider You’ve probably heard, so here’s the official news release. Abila, formerly Sage Nonprofit Solutions, a provider of software solutions dedicated to serving dynamic nonprofit organizations and government agencies, has acquired McLean, Va.-based MORE
We’re looking for participants for a grassroots industry advisory group. If you''ve been involved in a small association, club or non-profit and want to be an advocate for your industry – check out this post for details! Advisory-Group-membership MORE
At this year’s World Economic Forum , one phrase was on everyone’s lips: Fourth Industrial Revolution. For background: The first industrial revolution occurred when water and steam were harnessed to mechanize production. Part 1 in a 2-part Davos Report for the Social Good Sector. MORE
If you run a trade association event or series of events, there’s a good chance that a portion of your event success is dependent on the success of your industry. Innovation often enters an industry in the form of new companies; spin offs, and emerging technologies. MORE
Industry Insider Useful Data MORE
According to an article in Capacity Media , a panel of industry experts at this year’s Messaging and SMS World conference agreed that the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a huge opportunity for SMS. One of the vastly growing areas in the industry at the moment is IoT. Industry News MORE
This network effect makes EveryAction donation pages some of the highest-converting in the industry. EveryAction users who rely on its Targeted Email tool experience some of the highest inbox placements in the industry. MORE
This really opened the eyes for a lot of people in the auto body industry, especially here in Texas. Texas Watch is a nonpartisan citizen advocacy group founded in 1998. They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families. MORE
For the past three years, my colleague Lucy Bernholz has published her annual Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint, an industry forecast about the social economy – private capital used. MORE
Industry Related Topics Connection Cafe
APRIL 26, 2012
Then we took the answers, identified trends, wrote up the "Heartbeat of the Industry" report and made a YouTube video (because it's 2012 and that's what you do right?). Author: Cheryl Black.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
At this year’s World Economic Forum , one phrase was on everyone’s lips: Fourth Industrial Revolution. For background: The first industrial revolution occurred when water and steam were harnessed to mechanize production. Part 1 in a 2-part Davos Report for the Social Good Sector.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
To keep up with your ever-changing industry, you have to move beyond the traditional “business leader” position and adopt the role of “industry advocate.”. You’ll earn the respect and appreciation of others in your industry. What Is an Industry Advocate?
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
If you run a trade association event or series of events, there’s a good chance that a portion of your event success is dependent on the success of your industry. Innovation often enters an industry in the form of new companies; spin offs, and emerging technologies.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 24, 2012
The 2012 State of the Nonprofit Industry report shows that globally nonprofits believe their successful with multiple engagement over a period of time results is greater results. Fundraising Retention global trends Multichannel Fundraising Research nonprofit research
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
———— If you run a trade association event or series of events, there’s a good chance that a portion of your event success is dependent on the success of your industry. Is my industry viewed as high-risk or “safe” for investors?
SocialFish
AUGUST 31, 2013
Industry Insider You’ve probably heard, so here’s the official news release. Abila, formerly Sage Nonprofit Solutions, a provider of software solutions dedicated to serving dynamic nonprofit organizations and government agencies, has acquired McLean, Va.-based
SocialFish
AUGUST 17, 2015
If the financial services industry is to keep up, it needs to: embrace and acquiesce to the new customer mindset. Digital is Turning the Industry on its Head. I come from the financial industry. This is, by far, the most onerous hurdle for one of the oldest regulated industries.
SocialFish
APRIL 5, 2012
Yet how we think, how we work and what we produce as an advertising industry has changed remarkably little. This talk at the ICA in Toronto is a (hopefully practical) call for the industry to reclaim its progressive, and truly radical, roots.”
AFP Blog
MARCH 5, 2013
Nonprofit Industry News Article Detail | Sage Nonprofit Solutions : Not having cash on hand may no longer be an excuse to turn down Girl Scout cookie sellers, as many troops are now using nonprofit technology that enables participants to accept debit and credit cards.
SocialFish
AUGUST 13, 2013
Does that seem like a lot less industry people (non-association execs) to you this year? Just saw this infographic posted on Associations Now: Congrats to ASAE on attracting the highest number of association execs in 5 years – that’s great!
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 17, 2013
Take a gander at what industry professionals are saying about your donors: baby boomers, generations x and y, and the matures. You may have heard that Blackbaud recently released a generational giving study and associated infographic that covers the Next Generation of American Giving! Maybe you’ve seen it, shared it with your network of peers, discussed the findings, or pondered over what the study means for the future of your organization’s fundraising.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 5, 2011
For the past three years, my colleague Lucy Bernholz has published her annual Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint, an industry forecast about the social economy – private capital used.
Steve Bridger
OCTOBER 19, 2011
This is Seth Godin at his disruptive best – speaking at last year’s NextGen:Charity conference on the topic of “Embracing Risk & Failure in Philanthropy” Most charities are part of the charity industrial complex , he says.
SocialFish
DECEMBER 7, 2015
———— Cool Social Tools Industry InsiderStartups and tech vendors are welcome to contact me at maddie[at]socialfish[dot]org to submit guest posts about their platforms – SocialFish readers love to read about new tools and apps!
Wild Apricot
APRIL 29, 2014
We’re looking for participants for a grassroots industry advisory group. If you''ve been involved in a small association, club or non-profit and want to be an advocate for your industry – check out this post for details! Advisory-Group-membership
Mobile Commons
DECEMBER 23, 2016
According to an article in Capacity Media , a panel of industry experts at this year’s Messaging and SMS World conference agreed that the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a huge opportunity for SMS. One of the vastly growing areas in the industry at the moment is IoT. Industry News
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2014
Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2014: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Tanveer writes timely, thought-provoking blog posts about leadership at least weekly. Each post is well worth the read.
Museum 2.0
JULY 24, 2012
When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience.
Mobile Commons
AUGUST 20, 2015
But what about industry data? There are many sources to pull from when looking for industry data, including primary research firms like Gartner and Forrester, as well as boutique firms that focus on the professional services market, such as PSVillage and SPI Research. Free Professional Services Industry reports available on Tenrox.com: SPI Research 2015 Professional Services Maturity™ Benchmark.
SocialFish
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Does your association operate in a regulated industry? Can a bank be a social business? The answer is yes. Hear how TD Bank does it in this great BlogWell video. Some good notes from the session are below, but there’s a ton more great information in the video. Must watch.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 31, 2012
The State of the Nonprofit Industry report shows that online giving through the website or email marketing was small but growing. Fundraising fundraising Online Fundraising SONI
NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
The post The Times They Are A-Changin’: Adapting to a Shifting Industry appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. My staff and I recently noticed a shift in our SEO statistics and started looking at what our data analytics showed for our blog in 2017. The data showed that 49 percent of our readers are ages 18-34. This was a surprise to us. For years, our audience fell in the 45-54 age group. Now, as we learned, our audience is younger than it’s ever been, and we’ve been adapting.
Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog
JULY 13, 2007
As Nick points out, one of the industry-shaking implications is that the capital barrier to competing in the software field is beginning to change.
Gavin's Digital Diner
JANUARY 2, 2009
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world.
Gavin's Digital Diner
JANUARY 2, 2009
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet).
NetWits
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
Blackbaud Europe has released the 2009 State of the Not-For-Profit Industry survey. Blackbaud teamed up with The Resource Alliance for the second year in a row to produce this pan-European benchmarking study. The results were unveiled at the International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 18, 2016
TechSoup is arguably best known for its technology donation programs. Starting from a basement full of boxes and growing to serve every country on the planet , TechSoup has partnered with leading technology companies for decades to increase nonprofit.( read more ).
Gavin's Digital Diner
JANUARY 2, 2009
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet).
Gavin's Digital Diner
JANUARY 2, 2009
Who’d of thunk it? A simple shoe — well, actually two — thrown with the right twist could so clearly express an opinion. An opinion so succinct, that the world can do nothing but applaud (and perhaps wish the thrower had had slightly better aim). It was a shoe heard ’round the world. Shoes have power. You can vote with them (or I guess more accurate, you can vote with your feet).
NetWits
JUNE 29, 2009
My presentations: " Social Networking For Hospitals " or " Volunteer Recruitment Online ") The challenges I list below are not completely unique to the healthcare industry, but from talking with conference organizers and hearing questions from attendees it’s obvious the healthcare industry at large has a ways to go before they are fully able to embrace social media I was recently invited to speak at AHP in Canada. The event was held in beautiful Montreal at the Le Centre Sheraton.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Creative industries - Birmingham 'Twitter-ers' raise £1,500 for charity: "“Twitterers” from Birmingham’s business and social networking communities joined with cities around the world to host a charity event for members of the increasingly popular micro-blogging service, Twitter.BrumTwestival, held at Poppyred in the Arcadian Centre, saw over 150 local.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Each year, the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the nonprofit industry's signature technology event, and 2019 will be no different. Think of it as an “events hackathon” for the association industry. AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference. It's finally here!
Vertex Systems
APRIL 21, 2011
Now, we’ve got another client to tell you about – Kay with Columbia Industries in the state of Washington! A while ago, we introduced you to Brenda at Kent-Sussex in Delaware so she could tell you her story. She’s the … Continue reading →
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Each of these five organizations exemplifies different ways to make industry best practices and technology tools work in a way that resonates with their supporter base.
See What's Out There
DECEMBER 6, 2012
We all know the stories of Superman, Catwoman, and even the Incredibles, but have you ever seen a superhero film about the shipping industry?
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
As the for-profit prison industry has increasingly relied on immigration enforcement and detention to drive their profits, Grassroots Leadership has responded by increasing our scrutiny of for-profit immigrant detention and its impact on families and communities.
Network-Centric Advocacy
NOVEMBER 27, 2007
Main | Online Organizing: Social Network Study of Race and Use Clusters of Myspace or Facebook based on Incoming Class at Northwestern » November 27, 2007 Sway opinion within an industry: Blog This seems like a really interesting result of sitting on an industry and cranking out solid content over time. Link: Industry blog making an impact on WGA strike | Planting Liberally. Link: Industry blog making an impact on WGA strike | Planting Liberally.
SocialFish
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Industry Insider Useful Data
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
APRIL 5, 2019
This really opened the eyes for a lot of people in the auto body industry, especially here in Texas. Texas Watch is a nonpartisan citizen advocacy group founded in 1998. They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
AUGUST 29, 2018
They’re aware of industry norms, because they’ll be getting fundraising communications from other nonprofits running annual giving campaigns, and they expect you to be on the same page.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
This network effect makes EveryAction donation pages some of the highest-converting in the industry. EveryAction users who rely on its Targeted Email tool experience some of the highest inbox placements in the industry.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 19, 2012
It’s important that your independent school staff stay up-to-date on recent trends, industry best practices, and knowledge in order to remain ahead of the competition in maintaining high enrollment and retention numbers.
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